Economic Development in Provincial China - The Central Shaanxi Since 1930

Klappentext This book is a detailed study of the economic developments on the Central Shaanxi province. Zusammenfassung Dr Vermeer's study of the economic development on Central Shaanxi province from 1930 until 1988 illustrates the effects of famine! war and construction under Chinese communism. He surveyed extensively the economy of the region in both the hill and plain areas and used the local government data and his own observations to create a detailed book. Inhaltsverzeichnis Lists of tables, maps, graphs and plates; Introduction, some problems of regional economic development; 1. The famine of 1928-1931; 2. Communication and transport; 3. The growth of Xi'an and industrial development; 4. Physical aspects of a changing country; 5. Water conservancy and irrigation; 6. Cultivation practices, rising yields and agrotechnical change; 7. Cooperatives, Land Reform and collectivization; 8. Cotton and cotton textile production; 9. An exploration into regional inequality; 10. Concluding observations; Appendix A. Demographic data; Appendix B. Survey data of 7 counties; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Eduard B. Vermeer, Vermeer Eduard B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2009
• EAN: 9780521115438
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11543-8
• No. of pages: 552
• Series: Contemporary China Institute P; Contemporary China Institute Publications
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies